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Type: Academic paper / government investigation record
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This document is a page from an academic paper (Page 298) discussing moral psychology, specifically 'Attention to Motives' and 'Altruism Without Prospect of Reciprocation.' It cites various studies, including a 2014 paper by 'Rand & Epstein,' which is likely the reason for its inclusion in the House Oversight investigation files (Bates stamp HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015510). The text uses the heroic death of Professor Liviu Librescu at Virginia Tech as an example of altruistic behavior.

People (11)

Name Role Context
M. Hoffman Author
Listed in the header as lead author of the paper.
Kant Philosopher
Cited regarding the deontological argument and moral worth.
Liviu Librescu Professor / Holocaust Survivor
Used as an example of altruism; died saving students during a school shooting at the University of Virginia.
Rand Researcher
Cited in 'Rand & Epstein, 2014' regarding intuitive cooperation.
Epstein Researcher
Cited in 'Rand & Epstein, 2014'. Likely the keyword trigger for this document's inclusion in the oversight file.
Fehr Researcher
Cited regarding the dictator game (2003).
Fischbacher Researcher
Cited regarding the dictator game (2003).
Wilson Researcher
Cited regarding group selection (2006).
Critcher Researcher
Cited regarding trust and reciprocation (2013).
Inbar Researcher
Cited regarding trust and reciprocation (2013).
Pizarro Researcher
Cited regarding trust and reciprocation (2013).

Organizations (2)

Name Type Context
University of Virginia
Employer of Liviu Librescu.
House Oversight Committee
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015510'.

Timeline (2 events)

Undisclosed (Historical)
School shooting where Liviu Librescu sacrificed himself.
University of Virginia
Various (Cited 1997-2014)
Academic discussion on Game Theory, Altruism, and Ethics.
Academic Publication

Locations (1)

Location Context
Location of the school shooting incident described in the text.

Relationships (1)

Rand Co-authors Epstein
Citation: (Rand & Epstein, 2014)

Key Quotes (3)

"Action from duty has its moral worth not in the purpose to be attained by it but in the maxim in accordance with which it is decided upon..."
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"Consistent with this interpretation, cooperation during extreme acts of altruism is more likely to be intuitive than deliberative (Rand & Epstein, 2014)"
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"Mr. Librescu, clearly, did not expect this act to be reciprocated."
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